Bette: Yea, I guess we will be in position to do that sooner rather than later.

Tina: Well, I think I want it sooner. I already miss our garden.

Bette: Yes, I can see how that would be an issue for you.

Tina: Yes, I’ve spent a lot of time working on the garden lately and realize how much I really love doing that. Angelica seems to be picking up my green thumb as well.

Bette: Well she’d never get that from me, so that’s good. Well we basically have the house sold so why don’t we do a couple of things. I’ll look to book us some vacation time in the Hampton, The New Jersey shore and the Poconos this year. We can take a look at the areas and even look at some places. By the end of the summer we’ll know where we want to purchase. If there is a place on the market we really want we go for it. If not we just keep our eye out until the one comes on the market. I have one caveat T. While I want you to have the opportunity to do gardening I don’t want us to be held hostage by the house. I don’t want to do a lot of work when we get there. I want us to be able to relax and enjoy our time there, not spend the weekend doing odd jobs.

Tina: That’s fair baby and I don’t think I want that either. No matter where we buy we’ll already have the travel time and hassles, so you’re right I want us to be able to really just relax when we arrive. I just need a little something green to manage.

Bette: I’m sure we can find that.  I want us to look at both townhouses and single homes when we shop. The townhouse may feel a bit too much like apartment living, but it will offer us the most carefree vacation living. With a house we’ll have the exterior maintenance which here will include snow plow service as well as the yard work. It will be fun buying our first home as a family T.

Tina: Yea, it’s kind of exciting.

Angelica: Look, me!

Bette had gotten the photo slide show going on the television and Angelica loved seeing herself on the screen. The family may have a little ham on their hands.